Tympanotonos fuscatus, the West African mud creeper, is a species of snail living in brackish water, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. Tympanotonos fuscatus is the only extant species in the genus Tympanotonos. Description Shells of Tympanotonos fuscatus can reach a size of about . Distribution This species is found along the west coast of Africa, from Angola in the south to Senegal in the north, and also Cape Verde. References Potamididae Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean Molluscs of Angola Gastropods of Cape Verde Invertebrates of Gabon Gastropods described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Endemic fauna of Angola Endemic fauna of Cape Verde Endemic fauna of Gabon